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November 18, 2015 I AM ISC VOLUME 1, ISSUE 14

Dates to remember:

November 20, 21: School Play Into The Woods

November 25: Elementary Holiday Concert (K3-3rd), Early Dismissal

November 26, 27: Thanksgiving Break, No School

December 4: Sinterklaas

December 7: Online progress reports

December 9-18: High School Midterm Exams

Dear ISC Community,

The Into the Woods cast, crew, and musicians have been practicing

countless hours over the past 3+ months in preparation for this week-

end’s performances. In addition to the near 50 people directly involved,

the play has also received a good show of support from parents, staff

members, and local businesses through various contributions to help

ensure the production is a success. More importantly, all who have

helped, believe in giving students the opportunity to be part of something

they have a passion for and excel in.

Come and share in their success. Besides having the opportunity to

watch a live musical performance on stage, proceeds from ticket sales go

directly back into the program to help cover production costs and ensure

that the Curaçao Youth Theater continues year after year.

See you at the play!

Douglas Vaughan

Director

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF CURAÇAO

ISC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

From The Director

Our Vision: An

international

education

today for the

global citizens

of tomorrow.

Our Mission: ISC educates students from diverse cultures to have the skills to think

creatively, communicate effectively, reason critically, and act compassionately.

Inside this issue:

Staff Spotlight 2

High School News:

CURMUN 2

Tech Corner 3

Into The Woods 4,5

NJHS/NHS

Holiday Drive 6

Sinterklaas 7

Marketing Officers 8

Teener Parade 8


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Staff Spotlight: Mr. Ulises Franco

Mr. Franco joined the ISC family in August 2012 and has been both Spanish lan-

guage teacher and Coordinator of ISC Language Institute from the time he arrived

in Curaçao. He has been in the field of language teaching for more than 20 years in

different countries, such as Venezuela, France, Jamaica and the U.S.A. Also, he has

occupied different teaching and administrative positions at the elementary, middle,

high school and university levels. Mr. Franco is passionate about language teaching

and pedagogy, world literature, translation, gender studies and cinema. Along with

IB Spanish literature and language courses, he also teaches the elective Film Studies

in our school. And, as a way of expanding our language offer, ISC will offer French

ab initio next school year, which will also be taught by Mr. Franco. He enjoys work-

ing at ISC because of its multicultural environment and acceptance of diversity. He

finds ISC students to have a positive attitude and that motivates him to maintain a

good rapport with all his classes. He always expects his students to give their best in

their studies and invest in their own future by dedicating quality time to their differ-

ent subjects. He is always available to help them during his consultations hours and

is eager to see them succeed in their endeavors. He likes traveling, reading, listening

to all sorts of music genres and going to the movies.

High School News: The Creation of CURMUN

In July Robin de Zeeuw and myself (Aniek van Kersen) sat down and dis-

cussed our passion for Model United Nations (a student representation of

the United Nations) and how much it has inspired us to perceive the world

with such open-mindedness. Knowing only ISC offered MUN as a class

wasn’t enough for us; we wanted to share this experience with the rest of

the island too. This was the creation of the local club, CURMUN.

CURMUN currently consists of ten enthusiastic students coming from

schools including: Radulphus, Verspucci, and KAP. Meeting every

Wednesday from 6 – 8 pm, we independently seek to teach students proper

THIMUN (The Hague International Model United Nations) procedure and

share different worldviews on issues. In the last month we have debated

issues such as Drone Warfare, the Maldives, and The Recruitment of Young

Terrorists. Furthermore, we have formally visited the Parliament of Curaçao

and held an exclusive interview and mock debate with Alex Rosaria regard-

ing the island of Diego Garcia.

With the intent to teach themes of respect, peace, and justice towards the

political world, we show students different perspectives of global issues

and encourage them to find ways to solve it and correspond diplomatically.

Overall this project has been an absolute pleasure to endure and we hope to

attract many more students across Curaçao.

Thank you,

Aniek van Kersen

Robin de Zeeuw

Class of 2016 Top picture: 12th grade students Robin de

Zeeuw (right) and Aniek van Kersen (2nd from

right). Right: CURMUN delegation outside of

the parliament building.


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Tech CORNER: THE HOUR OF CODE IS COMING We live in a world surrounded by technology. And we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly de-pend on understanding how technology works. But only a tiny fraction of us are learning computer science, and less students are studying it than a decade ago. That’s why the IT class (grades 9 and 10) will join one of the largest education events in history: The Hour of Code during Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 7-13). Last year, more than 15 million students tried computer science in one week.

Again this year, we're joining students worldwide to reach 100 million students! Our Hour of Code is a statement that ISC is ready to teach these foundational 21st century skills and we will continue bringing programming activities to our students during the year. For more details, please see https://hourofcode.com -Ms. Angie IT Department #HourOfCode

https://hourofcode.com


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NJHS/NHS Holiday Drive

Dear ISC parents,

Once again it is that time of year when we begin to think of all the things for which we are thankful. As

Thanksgiving approaches we know that the holiday season cannot be far off. And the holiday season means the

annual Holiday Food Drive is getting underway.

As you may know, NJHS stands for National Junior Honor Society and NHS stands for National Honor Society.

The Kayena Chapter at the International School of Curaçao was founded in 1988. The purpose of this chapter is

to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to set an example for leadership,

and to encourage the development of character in students of the International School of Curaçao.

Our goal this year is for everyone to donate as much as possible so that each classroom’s box can be entirely

donated to a family. We will still be collecting the same items we have in the past: canned and non- perishable

foods, basic household supplies, and toiletries. Below, please find examples of items that can be donated. Please

make sure that the food you donate has not expired!

The deadline for receiving donations in the classrooms is: Thursday, December 15th

2015

As members of the ISC community we are fortunate to have an abundance of good in our lives. We have good

food to eat and good clothes to wear. Let’s take this time to share that abundance with those less fortunate.

The NJHS and NHS wish to thank you for all your support and we wish you a very Happy Holiday Season!

Non-Perishable Foods/ Alimentos no perecederos:

Canned Fruits- Frutas enlatados

Canned Vegetables- Vegetales enlatados

Canned Meats (Tuna, Chicken, Spam etc.)- Carnes enlatados

Canned Soups- Sopas enlatados

Fruit juices (in non-breakable containers)- Jugos de frutas (en recipientes irrompibles)

Rice- Arroz

Pasta- Pasta

Coffee- Café

Cereals- Cereales

Dry or canned beans- Frijoles secos o enlatados

Powdered/evaporated milk- Leche en polvo / evaporada

Boxes of crackers- Cajas de galletas

Boxes of cookies- Cajas de galletas (dulce)

Cooking oil (canola, olive, vegetable etc.)- Aceite de cocina

Cleaning Supplies/ Artículos de limpieza:

Laundry detergent- Detergente para ropa

Cleaning supplies- Artículos de limpieza

Paper towel- Toalla de papel

Dish soap- Jabón para lavar platos

Toiletries and Personal Items/Artículos de tocador y artículos personales:

Deodorant- Desodorante

Body soap- Jabón de cuerpo

Shampoo- Champú

Conditioner- Acondicionador

Toilet paper- Papel higiénico

Toothpaste- Pasta de dientes

Toothbrushes- Cepillos de dientes

*We are unable to accept: expired foods, glass jars and baked or used products.*


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The Festival of Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas)

Every November/December in the Netherlands, Curaçao and countries around the world, the festival of St. Nicholas is celebrated. It is one of the biggest and most loved festivals of the year in Dutch communities. Some of you might not be familiar with this tradition, so here is a little background information.

Who is Sinterklaas?

Saint Nicholas lived in the 3rd century AD and was the bishop of Myra (Turkey). He was, and still is, revered as the benefactor and protector of children. He died on December 6th, 343 AD, and ever since, the festival of St. Nicholas has been celebrated on that day.

What are the traditions?

Sinterklaas and his helpers, the Zwarte Pieten , traditionally travel to Curaçao by steamboat, all the way from Spain where they live in a big castle. When the steamboat arrives in the harbor (this year on November 21st, at about 8:30am), hundreds of children will be welcoming Sinterklaas, singing songs, waving and cheering. There will be a parade, and they will spend time visiting the island, and of course wrapping all the presents for the big day!

Sinterklaas is dressed like a bishop, with a bishop's hat ("mijter"), a red mantle and a golden staff. His big red book is full of information about all the children he will visit. He rides a white horse, named Amerigo, and his helpers, the Zwarte Pieten, entertain everybody with acrobatics, funny jokes and candy.

Traditionally, on St. Nicholas Eve, December 5th, Sinterklaas and the Zwarte Pieten go on the rooftops and deliver the presents through the chimney, and place these in the shoes of the children. Of course, since there are no chimneys on houses in Curaçao, Sint and his Pieten find other ways to come in! Children put out their shoe before they go to bed, sing a Sinterklaas song, and usually leave some hay, water and carrots for the horse.

What do we eat?

In the stores right now you will find the typical cookies and candies related to this festival: speculaas (spiced cookies), pepernoten or kruidnoten (little round spiced cookies), marsepein (marzipan) in all imaginable colors and shapes, taai-taai (cookie), chocolate letters and all sorts of little candies. Tradi-tionally the Zwarte Pieten will toss handfuls of candy around for the kids to grab.

Songs

There are a lot of Sinterklaas songs; your children will be learning some at school. At ISC all time favourites are: "Zie ginds komt de stoomboot" (See yonder the steamboat) and "Zwarte Piet ging uit fietsen" (Zwarte Piet went out for a bike ride).

Click on the link below for more information. This is a website in English about the origins and tradi-tions of the Saint Nicholas festival. The link brings you directly to the page about celebrations in the Netherlands, but there is a lot of other information about other countries as well. Enjoy!

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=92

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=92


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ISC is happy to be joining the 2016 Teener Parade! Students from

grades 7 through 12 are invited to sign up for the superhero themed

carnival parade which will take place on February 5th, 2016. There

was an informational meeting for parents and students on Monday

November 16th. We are still looking for participants for the parade!

A deposit of NAF. 150, - is needed for registration. For more infor-

mation please email the committee at: [email protected]. Also, for

more details of the Carnival in general, click here:

http://www.curacaocarnival.info/

Dear Parents,

We are looking for bright and savvy parent volunteers to join us in developing ISC’s Marketing program. They will

work directly with the Director, who is very supportive and willing to let the right candidate run with their ideas and

manage their timelines.

To apply, you should be a compelling copywriter, confident in writing in a variety of styles, for a number of audiences.

You should also have good design skills, be comfortable with social media and have the ability to oversee projects. Re-

sponsibilities include supporting ISC’s marketing and PR; planning social media campaigns and generating online and

offline campaigns to reach potential students.

We hope you will help create something for I.S.C. that could potentially develop into a future program. If you are inter-

ested, please send an email directly to Mr. Vaughan ([email protected]) before December 15th.

The International School of Curaçao (ISC) is a preK-12,

accredited, private, nonprofit, coeducational day school

recognized by the local government of Curaçao that pro-

vides instruction in English. ISC was founded in 1968

and offers a rigorous academic program in order to pre-

pare students who plan to pursue higher learning at col-

leges and universities around the world.

International School of Curaçao

P.O. Box 3090, Curaçao

Dutch Caribbean

Tel: +(5999) 737-3633

Fax: +(5999) 737-3142

Website: www.isc.cw

Questions?

Email: [email protected]

We’re on Facebook!

Click here

Credits: Layout design: D. Vaughan Editing: D. Vaughan, C. Dijkhuizen

Contributors: D. Vaughan, R. Rigaud, K. Ribeiro, J. Rigaud-Elhage, A. Galicia, U. Franco, A. van Kersen, R. de Zeeuw, N. Casey, D. Melfor, A. Schoonen.

ISC is Looking for Marketing Officers!

ISC JOINS TEENER PARADE! “DOUGHNUTS WITH DOUG”

-Every Thursday morning from 8:00-8:30.

-Sign up in the main office or email Ms. Camille

([email protected]). Space is limited.

-Sit with the Director and other parents for coffee

or tea– and doughnuts.

-Discuss the direction and future of ISC.

-Share your ideas for a stronger ISC.

http://www.curacaocarnival.info/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-School-of-Curacao/165841180104772

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